Juan Davis Bradburn (1787–1842) was a brigadier general in the Mexican
Army. His actions as commandant of the garrison at Anahuac (historical
markers pictured) in Mexican Texas in 1831 and 1832 led to the events
known as the Anahuac Disturbances. Born in the United States, he became
an officer in the Mexican Army in 1821. In 1830, he established a new
military and customs post at Anahuac in Texas. The local settlers
resented Bradburn's efforts to withhold land titles from those who had
dubious ownership, his attempts to enforce previously ignored customs
laws, and his refusal to return fugitive slaves. A large force of
Texians marched on Anahuac to secure the release of arrested settlers
who had been denied protections offered by the United States Bill of
Rights, even though these rights were not guaranteed in Mexico. The
confrontation forced Bradburn's expulsion from Texas and encouraged
further armed action against Mexican soldiers.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Davis_Bradburn>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1866:
The United States Congress authorized the minting of the Shield
nickel, the country's first five-cent piece to be made of a
copper–nickel alloy.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield_nickel>
1943:
Second World War: The Royal Air Force's "Dambusters" squadron
embarked on an attack on German dams using bouncing bombs designed by
Barnes Wallis.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouncing_bomb>
1960:
American physicist Theodore Maiman operated the first working
laser at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Maiman>
2014:
At least 12 people were killed and 70 others injured when two
bombs exploded in a market in Nairobi, Kenya.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Gikomba_bombings>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
terse:
1. (obsolete) Burnished, polished; fine, smooth; neat, spruce.
2. (by extension) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.
3. (by extension) Of manner or speech: abruptly or brusquely short;
curt.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/terse>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
If ever I do escape, no one shall reproach me with having broken
or violated my faith, not having given my word to any one, whosoever it
may be.
--Joan of Arc
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc>
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